Seat Belts and Child Restraint Systems: 3
BEFORE DRIVING
NOTE:
Adjusting Seatbacks
WARNING
Head Restraints
It may be necessary to recline the seat-
back to provide enough overhead clear-
ance to remove the head restraint.
All seatbacks should always be in an
upright position when driving, or seat
belt effectiveness may be reduced.
Seat belts are designed to offer maxi-
mum protection when seatbacks are
in the upright position.
Front
EXAMPLE
63J246
Head restraints are designed to help
reduce the risk of neck injuries in the case
of an accident. Adjust the head restraint to
the position which places the center of the
head restraint closest to the top of your
ears. If this is not possible for very tall pas-
sengers, adjust the head restraint as high
as possible.
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To raise the front head restraint, pull
upward on the restraint until it clicks. To
lower the restraint, push down on the
restraint while holding in the lock lever. If a
head restraint must be removed (for clean-
ing, replacement, etc.), push in the lock
lever and pull the head restraint all the way
out.
EXAMPLE
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WARNING
To adjust the seatback angle of front seats,
pull up the lever on the outboard side of
the seat, move the seatback to the desired
position, and release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
• Never drive the vehicle with the
head restraints removed.
• Do not attempt to adjust the head
restraint while driving.
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